Land managers have been talking about letting more
wildfires burn, but the recent blowup of the Peppin Fire near
Capitan, N.M. – home of Smokey Bear – leads to renewed
talk of aggressive fire suppression

The spread of farmed Atlantic salmon along the coast of
British Columbia may impact more than native salmon and local
communities; it could also harm our commitment to saving endangered
species and their habitat

The rush to develop methane on Wyoming's public lands hits
a speed bump as the Department of Interior Board of Land Appeals
agrees with environmental groups that the BLM used inadequate
studies when issuing leases for coalbed-methane drilling.

On river trips, Richard Ingebretsen of the Glen Canyon
Institute talks about Lake Powell and introduces people to the idea
of removing Glen Canyon Dam and resurrecting the Colorado River's
drowned canyons.

While anti-dam activists hold lively rallies calling for
the demolition of Glen Canyon Dam, the pro-dam group Friends of
Lake Powell stages rallies of its own, defending the reservoir and
the local economy based on it.